Core Assessment Faculty Resources

Core Assessment

Direct assessment of our Core Assessment program requires participating faculty to assess student work from their classes using the Core rubrics. Students will not see the rubric scores, and all data collected from this assessment process is used to better enhance Core assessment. For directions on how to assess your students in Brightspace using the Core rubrics, please review our instructions sheet by clicking the button below.

Instructions for Rubric Use in Brightspace

Other Faculty Resources

Below are links to our full student learning outcomes, rubrics, and alignment sheets for each of our Core requirement categories. Faculty will be contacted directly to participate in assessment activities, but we strongly encourage all Core Curriculum instructors to explore and utilize these resources to align their courses with the Core learning outcomes.

Artistic and Creative Expression

Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives

Ethics

Population and Environment

Quantitative Literacy

Science

Social Contexts and Institutions

Western Cultural Tradition

Writing

The following document contains tabs for each of the alignment sheets used in implementation of Core assessment. Participating faculty can fill out the worksheets on their own or with help from CITL. Alignment sheets can be a useful tool for curriculum planning and to help ensure that the Core outcomes are being addressed and assessed in Core courses.

Core Alignment Sheet Template

Note that some rubric criteria are not included in the alignment sheets. The missing criteria were found to be misaligned with the new Core outcomes that will go into effect in fall 2026. To avoid asking faculty to build curricula and assessments around outcomes and associated rubric criteria that were being sunset, we are only including criteria that align with both the current and new outcomes. The alignment sheets will be updates as rubrics are revised to appropriately assess the new Core outcomes.

Recently in Core Curriculum

Informational Session – Core Assessment for Fall 2025

Information about Core Assessment requirements for faculty teaching Core courses in fall 2025 is available from a session recording provided in April 2025.

For a Recording of the Informational Session
Click Here

General Education Summit 2024

In May 2024, the Gen Ed Summit was held, featuring information sessions and facilitated conversations with experts in general education programming, development and pedagogy.

For Summit Recap and Information
Click Here

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